ASPD Articles
In today’s competitive market, dental professionals need all the help they can get to have the edge over their rivals. Stay ahead of the game by enlisting the help of the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD).
Members of the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD) know how to guide dentists through the time-consuming maze of finance, law, real estate and insurance which can all too often distract clinicians from doing what they do best – caring for patients.
As a dental professional, you will doubtless have experienced the overwhelming quantity of companies vying to give you their expert advice on areas such as law, business and finance.
Kenya will be the setting for this year’s October Charity Bike Ride Challenge, organised by Norwood, a UK charity that provides support to children, families and adults with disadvantages or learning disabilities.
Dentists trust in the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD) for relevant and professional solutions that meet specific needs within their industry.
Many dentists assume that when they commission a software developer to build a customised software programme for them, that they own the copyright to that software.
The Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD) is proud to be welcoming John Grant, one of the country’s leading legal experts, as its new Chairman.
John Grant is currently the Head of the Dental Division at Cohen Cramer, a firm of solicitors that was born from the mergence of two highly successful firms.
With the announcement that HM Revenue and Customs is now hot on the heels of dental practitioners’ tax affairs, it is high time that all practice principals put their business records in order.
The following points set out some of HMRC’s basic record keeping guidelines for dentists.
Alistair Darling’s third Budget Report cites taxation provisions for dentists. What follows are the main provisions and is by no means exhaustive.
• National Insurance Rates – 0.5% increase in the rates of NIC applicable from April 2011. This is on top of the 0.5% increase previously announced in the PBR 2008.
Greg Penfold is an accountant with Humphrey & Co., chartered accountants, business and tax advisers. He specialises in acting for dentists and is a member of the Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists( ASPD).
The economic situation over the last couple of years, with the government having to support several banks, has resulted in a huge change in the way banks lend money. So what are lenders looking for, to enable them to lend you money?
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the sheer quantity of companies offering up their financial, business and legal advice? It’s hard to know who will provide the most suitable service.
The Association of Specialist Providers to Dentists (ASPD) puts practitioners in touch with a range of trusted professional service providers throughout the UK from across the board, including:
Dentists planning for retirement were treated to talks from a range of speakers at the Preparing for Retirement Seminar in York this February.
With the help of Practice Financial Management Ltd (PFM), dentists within ten years of retirement gained plenty of invaluable information covering:
In 1901 there were ten people of working age for every pensioner. In 2005 it was a ratio of four to one, and it is predicted that by 2050, that ratio will be two to one. The Government is also concerned that a large proportion of the population is not saving for retirement either at all or in amounts large enough to provide for the longer life span seen after 65.